Charles Fried

Charles Fried
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
In office September 1995 – June 1999
Appointed by	William Weld
Preceded by	Joseph Nolan
Succeeded by	Judith Cowin
Solicitor General of the United States
In office June 1, 1985 – January 20, 1989 Acting: June 1, 1985 – October 23, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Rex Lee
Succeeded by	William Bryson (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1935-04-15)April 15, 1935 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Died	January 23, 2024(2024-01-23) (aged 88) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Anne Summerscale
Children	2
Education	Princeton University (BA) University of Oxford (BA) Columbia University (LLB)

Charles Fried (April 15, 1935 – January 23, 2024)^[1] was a Czech-born American jurist and lawyer of Jewish descent.^[1] He served as United States Solicitor General under President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1989. He was a professor at Harvard Law School and was a visiting professor at Columbia Law School.

Fried was the author of nine books and over 30 journal articles, and his work appeared in over a dozen collections.

Fried died on January 23, 2024 at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the age of 88.^[2]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ed, 63rd (1 August 1999). "International Who's Who 2000". Taylor & Francis – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ↑ "Charles Fried, Former U.S. Solicitor General and Longtime Harvard Law School Professor, Dies at 88 | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.